兰州市2016高考英语阅读理解和短文改错自练(5)及答案

阅读理解。 Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim w ould

say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose. Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder." Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to p artners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts. The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richter. Rather than sign u p online, they went to Dolly wood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dolly wood board m embers-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series. Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of.” The Richter spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.” ( ) 1.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life? B. His love for teaching. D. The news from the Web.

A. His health problem. C. The influence of his wife. (

) 2.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library? B. Do something similar.-1-

A. Give out brochures.

C. Write books for children (

D. Retire from being a teacher. .

) 3.According to the text, Dolly Parton is

A. a well-known surgeon C. a singer born in Tennessee (

B. a mother of a four-year-old D .a computer programmer

) 4.Why did the Richter go to Dolly wood?

A. To avoid signing up online. B. To meet Dolly wood board members. C. To make sure the books were the newest. D. To see if the books were of good quality. ( ) 5.What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?

A. He needs more money to help the children. B. He wonders why some people are so busy. C. He tries to save those waiting to die. D. He considers his efforts worthwhile. 【文章大意】 文章通过介绍 Richter 夫妇从接触一个名为 Imagination Library 的项目到成立自己 的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值 【参考答案】1---5、ADCDD

【由江西省吉安一中 2014 模拟改编】 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president of Harvard University. She is the first woman to hold the position in the school’s 371-year history. “I am a historian,” she said. “I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future. No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past as Harvard’s.” “And our common enterprise is to make Harvard’s future even more remarkable than its past. That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well. It will also mean recognizing what we don’t do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better.” It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men. “This is a man’s world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be.” Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she-2-

didn’t buy it. Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s. Even then, she was a trailblazer(先驱). A conversation with her family’s black handyman (零工) and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower. She asked that he help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time. “Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,” said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard. Many of the university’s schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust. 1. Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history? A. Because she is a historian. B. Because she was president of Harvard University. C. Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University. D. Because Harvard has a remarkable past 2. What do we know about historians? A. They usually study great things that happened in the past. B. They are usually presidents of universities. C. They are usually born in well-off families. D. They are usually women. 3. What does the underlined word “buy” in the fourth paragraph mean? A. accept B. expect C. purchase D. afford 4. What did her mother mean by saying “This is a man’s world, my girl...”? A. To encourage her to do man’s work. B. To tell her to do things as a girl should do. C. To ask her to be well-off. D. To expect her to be a historian. 5. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Faust was born in the north of the US. B. She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard. C. Faust’s desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success. D. Historians just care about great things that happened in the past. 【参考答案】1—5、CAABC

阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2013· 吉林省长春市高中毕业班第一次调研测试) When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parents—just the two of-3-

you? Parents who take their young children to music，swimmin g and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day.But it doesn’t have to be that way.Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way， especially if you do it through a class or an event.When parent and child become students together， it puts them on the same level，at least for a while. “I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they’re doing and what they like，” said art teacher Pyper Dixon. However，finding something n ew in common is a big choice for them，especially when kids get involved in sports and other after?school activities.But it’s possible to learn a new skill or hobby together. That’s certainly true of Lauren,11，from Silver Spring，who is in Dixon’s class with her father， Dennis.“I was just going to drop her off，” Dennis said，“but Dixon persuaded me to stay.” Now Lauren gets to nag her father about doing his art homework.“He always leaves it to the last minute，” she said.“But then he’ll turn around to do amazing drawings，” she added.“We have different styles of drawing，so it’s interesting to talk it over with him.” Without the Saturday morning art class，Dennis said，he would be reading the paper，and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer.But they talk more now.“I can’t think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely，” he said. 1．The author raises the question at the beginning to________. A．expect an answer C．in troduce the topic B．criticize some parents D．support his argument

2．What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together? A．They will become equal. B．They will communicate more. C．The child will learn art much better. D．The parent will learn something new. 3．The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means________. A．urge C．ignore 4．We can learn from the text that________. A．Lauren used to talk a lot with her father B．Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren C．Lauren dislikes her father’s drawings D．Dennis likes playing computer games-4-

阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C 和 D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2013· 河南省郑州市高中毕业班第一次质量预测) Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English，European experts say. “Hopefully，the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated，” says Michel Hockx，professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London.“Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already.Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive，with at least five of his nov els made available in English over the past 20 years.” Jonathan Ruppin，web editor of bookseller Foyles，says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary (富于幻想的) writer.“We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available，” Ruppin says.He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its centurylong history. As EastWest cultural exchange has been booming，Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years.Hockx explains，“It’s mainly because there are many

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more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries，to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad.At the same time，more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture.” University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says，“The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself.People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit (缺少) between China and its international counterparts—in particular，China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round—and reading Chinese literature is an effective， simple means of solving that gap.” 1．T he underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”． A．start out C．set off B．burn up D．appeal to

2．Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because________. A．Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English B．the Chinese language has become the most widely used language in the world C．the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature D．the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed 3． Which of the following is true according to the passage? A． Chinese literature has spread with the development of China. B．The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years. C．In the past，no Chinese writers were accepted outside China. D．Foreigners know abou t China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works. 4．How do you understand the underlined part in the last paragraph? A．China knows more about Europe and America than before. B．China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China. C．China，Europe and America know one another more than before. D．Compared with America，China knows more about Europe. 【参考答案】 语篇解读 中国作家莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖激起了全球对中国文学的兴趣，更多的中国作品 被译成英语。这是中国在全球的影响力不断加大的结果。 1．解析： 词义猜测题。根据下文可知，此处表示“中国作家莫言获得诺贝尔文学奖激起了全 球对中国文学的兴趣”，故 ignite 与 set off 同义，表示“引发，激起”。 答案： C 2． 解析： 细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段中的“As East?West cultural exchange has been booming， Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years.”可知， 正是东西方文化交流-6-

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